Faculty Architecture Skola tal-Arkitettura by Patrick Schweitzer S&AA is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Premju A' Design Award tad-Deheb in Disinn tal-Arkitettura, Bini u Strutturi Competition Category.
DehebArkitettura· 2020
Faculty Architecture Skola tal-Arkitettura
Client: S&aa
Premju A' Design Award tad-Deheb Winner in Arkitettura Category
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About Faculty Architecture Skola tal-Arkitettura
Faculty Architecture hija skola tal-arkitettura f'Kigali, ir-Rwanda, ippjanata għal 600 student fuq sit ta' 5,600 metru kwadru. Id-disinn jibda minn volum sempliċi fuq żewġ livelli. Il-volum jinfired minn żewġ naħat opposti, li joħloq spazju ċentrali li jifforma spazju fil-beraħ għall-istudenti. Il-ġebla tintuża għall-involukru estern u l-konkos b'kulur naturali għall-intern. Twieqi żgħar iħarsu 'l barra, filwaqt li twieqi kbar li jħarsu 'l ġewwa huma mdellin bl-isporġenzi tas-saqaf. Sezzjonijiet ta' fuq trunkati jdaħħlu d-dawl naturali u jtejbu l-ventilazzjoni.
The Recognition
About the Premju A' Design Award tad-Deheb
Faculty Architecture Skola tal-Arkitettura huwa rebbieħ tal-Premju A' Design Award tad-Deheb, rikonoxximent prestiġjuż ħafna mogħti lil disinji tal-ewwel klassi, mill-isbaħ u eċċellenti. Ir-rebbieħa tad-Deheb huma ħolqien innovattiv ħafna, b'viżjoni u li jleqqu b'mod li jgħammex, li jirriflettu t-talent, l-għerf u l-ħila tad-disinjaturi tagħhom. Huwa mistenni li Faculty Architecture Skola tal-Arkitettura ikun invenzjoni mfaħħra ħafna, li tistabbilixxi x-xejriet u monumentali li tagħti valur bla preċedent. Dan id-disinn rebbieħ tad-Deheb huwa proġett spettakolari u rispettat li jwessa' l-fruntieri tal-arti, ix-xjenza, id-disinn u t-teknoloġija. Faculty Architecture Skola tal-Arkitettura joħloq xewqa qawwija, iqajjem il-passjoni, iħeġġeġ il-kreattività u jisħer lilna.
Behind the Design
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- The firm responded to an international call for tender launched in March 2012 by the government of Rwanda for the design of a new architecture school to accommodate 600 students on a 5,600 sq.m. site not far from the existing faculty. For this project we began with a simple form on two levels which we distorted in the same way tectonic forces distort land masses: we pulled on opposite sides, making a gap in the centre that would form the outside area for the students.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- The project does 5 600 square metres
- Tags
- Rwanda, school, architecture, Kigali
- Production Technology
- The building uses two simple materials commonly found in the region: stone for the exterior envelope; and self-coloured concrete for the interior. The building has small outward-facing windows and large inward-facing windows protected from the sun by roof overhangs.
- Design Challenge
- The difficulty of the project was to manage it from France, with a relay on site and to use only local materials.
- Research
- The firm opted for a highly architectural project using complex forms, driven by both pedagogical and environmental concerns, halfway between traditional architecture and contemporary design. This is a simple, didactic building designed to train the future architects of a developing African country whose population is set to double by 2050.
- Inspiration
- The building uses two simple materials commonly found in the region: stone for the exterior envelope; and self-coloured concrete for the interior. The building has small outward-facing windows and large inward-facing windows protected from the sun by roof overhangs. The upper section of the pyramids is truncated in order to bring in natural light and optimise ventilation.
- Project Duration
- Kigali at Rwanda
2017 to 2018 - Operation Flow
- The firm responded to an international call for tender launched in March 2012 by the government of Rwanda for the design of a new architecture school to accommodate 600 students on a 5,600 sq.m. site not far from the existing faculty.
- Patents
- SetAA
- Team Members
- Architect of record : SetAA
Associate architect : EAACON
Construction : EGIS
Entreprise : CATIC
Landscape architect : Acte 2 paysage - Image Credits
- Photo : Edwin SEda, Emmanuel Cattier, Jules Toulet
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